Asset Operations Manager

THE ROLE The US & Chile Asset Operations Manager plays a key role in overseeing the commercial performance and compliance of assets located in the Americas in the NextEnergy III and V portfolios. This management role has a team of analysts to ensure effective revenue management, contract administration, insurance, regulatory compliance, and ESG delivery across a portfolio of assets located in US States (New York, North Carolina, Virgina and Florida) and Chile. This role helps build processes and systems to ensure smooth Commercial delivery across US and Chile and with other Wise departments, where relevant, as well as consistent reporting and finding solutions to jurisdiction issues & trouble shooting. The US & Chile Asset Operations Manager supports their jurisdiction-specific teams in their interfaces between internal teams, Clients and external stakeholders. In addition, this role identifies operational efficiencies within the team, mitigates risks, and supports the long-term value creation of the assets under management. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Ensuring sufficient resourcing and capacity is available to effectively manage business as usual, new asset onboarding, out of scope activities and planned transformation across assets in the Americas. This includes leading recruitment and candidate offers when necessary, supported by NE III / V Commercial Lead and Global Head of Commercial, and working alongside the business’s internal Technology & Data Services team (TDS). Ensuring power sales are completed diligently and accurately across the portfolio as per the Client’s strategy. Where necessary, work with the team/Client/NE III & V Commercial Lead to trouble shoot complex revenue collection issues. Ensuring high levels of timely reporting accuracy and consistency across the assets. Supporting the team in managing contractual and regulatory affairs, renewals, discrepancies and claims, working with external counsel/advisor(s) as necessary, supported by NE III / V Commercial Lead when necessary. Ensure insurance claims and renewals are notified and completed in a timely and accurate manner. Identifying asset optimization programmes, e.g. insurance, and working with the country team and NE III / V Commercial Lead as required. Support Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) compliance and delivery. Drive efficiency by leading planned Commercial-TDS transformation projects in NE III & V and identifying areas for transformation and improvement, working with TDS as necessary. Identify where collaboration with Wise departments is required and carried out effectively to drive cross-functional management of assets. Lead or support ad hoc commercial projects. Update NE III / V Commercial Lead with key asset risks and planned mitigations accordingly and progress against transformation. Ensure regulatory change and impact is cascaded across Wise as required to mitigate impact on asset compliance. SKILLS & COMPETENCIES To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate: Excellent communication and presentation skills (in English and Spanish/Portuguese advantageous) - you must be able to organize your thoughts in a way that others find clear and compelling. You will be expected to put together well-written, grammatically correct emails, presentations and other communications. When communicating verbally – whether over the phone, on video calls, in person or in meetings – you will need to be articulate and engaging. Time management & prioritization skills - the ability to effectively manage yourself and your workload is critical. Fast Learner – Our US portfolio spans multiple states (New York, Virginia and North Carolina) with differing PPAs and regulatory requirements in each. Being able to quickly digest, learn and adapt to these differing challenges is key Flexibility - being an effective team player means being flexible in your approach and open to getting involved with new things, even if they are not spelt out in your job description.…